Food service inspections

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 29Mi Tierra Mexican Cafe, 401 Lott St., Yoakum. Demerits: 30. Need to correct cold hold temperature, need to have hot and cold water at hand sink to properly wash hands, recommended to discard any food stored at 45 degrees and above longer than four hours, need to use gloves when cutting vegetables and when handling other ready-to-eat foods, need to have cold water at hand sink in kitchen. Three facility and equipment violations.

The Texan No. 3, 503 W. Main St., Yorktown. Demerits: 19. Need to correct cold hold temperature, bags of ice need to be labeled, need to have back flow preventer on faucet at mop sink or disconnect hose. Two facility and equipment violations.